Building materials group Kingspan are forecasting a 33% drop in operating profits for the year thanks to the slowdown construction sector and rising raw materials costs.
Read More »Hanson fall foul of Environment Agency
Building materials suppliers Hanson Aggregates have received a formal warning from the Environment Agency following dust problems from their site in Cheddar.
Read More »Unimer add 46 new members
Unimer have added 46 new builders merchant members in the last year, building material suppliers attending the annual lunch were told.
Read More »Alliance to fight for UK building jobs
The Modern Masonry Alliance believe that UK jobs in the building industry can be saved if builders switch from timber frame to masonry construction.
Read More »Builders merchant opens new branch and gets new look
Grant and Stone, the builders and plumbers merchants have opened a new plumbers merchants branch in Oxford and have launched a new corporate identity to go with it.
Read More »Marshalls sales drop 10% in three months
Sales at building materials suppliers Marshalls have fallen by 10% in the last quarter, with demand falling fastest in the housing sector.
Read More »Jewson parent fined for price-fixing
Saint-Gobain, the French parent company of builders merchants chain Jewson, has been fined €896m (£738m) for acting in a cartel to illegally fix the price of glass used in cars.
Read More »Frank Key buy Parker Severn Builders Merchants
Frank Key, the north Nottingham's independent builders merchant, have bought Parker Severn Builders Merchants out of administration.
Read More »House sales at lowest level for 20 years
There were fewer housing transaction in October than at any time in the past 20 years and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors are blaming the lack of available mortgage finance.
Read More »CPA calls for government spend on efficient housing
The building of energy efficient homes will be vital in delivering the government's climate change initiatives and the Construction Products Association want to see more investment to make it happen.
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